With the latest solar flares, magic is waking all over the globe. And someone needs to keep it out of the wrong hands…and from reactivating long-dead dangerous artifacts that could end life as we know it. Enter Brene Tollis, a witch with a magic magnet in her very blood. But she can’t reveal that, just how she finds magic, or her life would be given up too. Instead, she glamours her own powers, and for a fee, she’ll spill some of her own life force to hunt down magic. The Order, who once refused to welcome her, now needs her help. But the price is high. Both for her services and for finding the magic itself. It will cost them all. But she’s not the only one they’ve hired. Layton Murphy has a way to find magic too. And like her, he’s not telling how. Brene wants to know if they share the same gift. Layton just wants them to share the same bed… since they’ve made their alliance against the others the Order hired, mages with dark magic and dark designs… But can they prevail against the dark rivals who will do anything to stop them—and then again, they’ll be fighting magic itself and whatever’s happening between them too.
His future is in her hands… Tasia Jackson is a psychic working occasional cases with the police department and the rare one-off for an old friend at the FBI. Her real business is super-secret because even the government doesn’t know just how powerful and dangerous she is and what she can actually do. Her FBI friend Daniel Cordeiro probably has his suspicions, but he’s never voiced them until she gets a strange vision of him pleading for her help. Daniel’s latest case is a run-of-the-mill missing persons, but it’s personal this time. It’s his missing person, his sister, and he’s desperate to beat the 48-hour clock imposed by her kidnapper. So he goes it alone and gets himself in deep trouble. His hail-Mary hope is Tasia and the powers she is afraid to fully use. He can only pray she hears him when he calls… Can Tasia tap into things she knows are better left alone in time to save innocent lives, or will her dangerous magic do them all more harm than good?
Sabine Dubois has left one nightmare for another… Quitting her stressful job with the head office and retreating to her family’s branch of the business was supposed to take away from her stress. Instead, on her first night back on the job, reaping souls and taking names, she’s faced with a client whose soul won’t tear from his body. Her ledger clearly says, reap Kyle Riley. But he’s not dead. He’s not alive, but he’s not dead. And now she’s got a body with a very talkative, very angry spirit in her SUV headed to the parish where her Voodoo priestess aunt lives. Her aunt takes one look at the body and Kyle’s grouchy, glowering spirit and pronounces him under a curse. One that it’s up to them to break. But as they hunt for the cure, she grows fond of the surly man-ghost who she realizes may or may not have been targeted by the very agency that sent her to collect his soul.
Jade knows one thing for sure… …no one is coming to save her. Left for dead with her bag plundered for her magics, Jade has little to hold onto except revenge. And the thought of her daughter growing up without her. She cannot let that happen to yet another Lawrence daughter. Not when there is one answer yet untried. So she does the one thing she promised her own mother she’d never do. Taps in to the Lawrence line’s ancestral magic…awakening the ancient powers the matriarchs of her family feared to summon. Raw magic, dangerous power, a dance with a new destiny. Now the blood in her veins flows with new purpose. To destroy the enemies of her kind for good… …and to take back a millennia of squandered rule and bend every knee to her will. But can Jade control the surging power inside her? Or will she fail to save herself after all?
Street magician Blade Verick never met a soul he couldn’t charm out of a few bucks or a begrudging smile. Until he felt the bone-reaching chill of a Hunter. Now he’s racing against time and a legacy of magic that he never wanted to protect a strange and powerful book his mentor left behind–and his own dangerous powers. But his newly awakened and wildly uncontrollable magic blows up the spell book. The very thing he needs to figure out his powers, and the only surviving pages may not be enough to save him or the new world he’s found in the Guild Underground. And that leaves Blade between a rock, and a hard bargain as the pretty null gatekeeper to the Guild itself has a price he must pay for her help…waking her own forbidden magic. But that price might be too high, and Blade already has more on his spinning plates than he can handle in one lifetime. Good thing he’s found out he has more than one…
Werewolf Rae Henson hunts those who would make her prey. The vampires who rule the city will stop at nothing to take out the pack that threatens their reign over her city. But they went too far when they took her brother’s life. Now, even as the red curse of her matriarchal line drives her mad on the blood moon, Rae seeks justice for her brother’s death. And she’s about to have it too when the vampire she’s hunting saves her life. From another wolf. The whole thing upends her life and reality and sends her spinning into a crisis that may just tear her world apart and put the final stake in her broken heart.
Ariel and Indya are the twin detectives of Vance and Vance. They are successful. Also a bit pricey, but if you want a case solved, murderer found, dog, cat, Big Foot or Loch Ness. Go to them. They have the edge over all other detectives because they have a secret. They can read each other. While not exactly telepathy, they can get enough images that the thoughts are pretty easy figure out. After many years of reading each other, they found they can read other people. No secrets are safe with them. They have only one case that they've never been able to solve. Their first one. The one that left them orphans. During a completely unrelated case they find an intriguing piece of information that could help them find their parent's killers, but only if they survive long enough.
Amirah is a vintage vampire. She’s turned gorgeous men and enjoyed them for centuries. But when the vampires she’s sired begin getting dusted one after another, she gets worried. Who is behind it? Rumor has it a new vampire hunter is in town and he’s just her type… Can she turn him? Stop him? Is he behind the deaths or is it another one of her sires who wanted to be her one and only? Men get jealous, even the undead ones. She just wants her Mr. Right…and not to end up a pile of dust!
The choice is hers. Bow to those who want her throne… … or take them all to hell with her. Vampire queen Katia faces a new threat when a charismatic sire with legions at his beck and call decides he wants her territory… And her. Now she must fight for the rule she sacrificed so much to wield. And she’s ready. Until she learns that there’s more to Bastian’s desire for her throne than she knew. A faction of uncannily strong vampires challenges the empires both she and Bastian have built. He needs her and her followers to fight the upstarts, determined to take down the old guard for a new order. An order that would see them grovel or be staked. Can she put aside her hate and her unwanted desire for the dark sire? Or will the uprising tide of a new faction mark the end of them both?
Relic huntress Temperance Parris just got a hot tip. Somewhere in the Caves of Alegai, the legendary and often considered mythical, Futuri stones are buried with the body of the Atlantis seer and her channeling scepter. And Temperance aims to claim them all. It’s the miracle she needs to save her mother’s life and finally be free of the family’s blood curse. And maybe prove to the coven that shunned them both that the Parris witches are worthy still, curses aside. But time has been running out for ages, and now the hands are practically spinning toward a destiny she must avoid at all costs. Getting to the Alegai Caves isn’t the worst problem she has to overcome. There are spells and curses as bad as her own lying in wait for those who dare enter in. To avoid them, she’ll have to be prepared. The only person she knows who has more knowledge and skill than she does is the one person she swore she’d never speak to again: her ex, Jalen Baker. And though he’s never said, she senses that he knows more about the legend than he shared with her. Maybe something that can finally change her luck for good.
Wasteland guide Meloni Harris wants two things. To find her missing brother and to get her new client, a sexy doctor, to his next outpost in one piece. But the doctor didn't disclose all of his motives for hiring Meloni. He's fleeing someone, and now they're hot on Meloni's trail too. And without her brother having her back, she’ll have to face a gang of mercenaries alone—not to mention the threat of letting her guard down to the hot doc . . .
She's been waiting for this day...for many lifetimes. Morgan Thorne can't die. And she can't rest. It's been 300 years since she last saw her sisters and lost the battle against the evil Zagirath. And all this time, she's been waiting, preparing, getting stronger for this very day...the day she must face her greatest foe and her greatest fear, losing her sisters again. She can't let that happen. But with Zagirath at full power and in the flesh once more, the stakes are higher and the battle more fierce. She must finally accept help, and the only ally she has is Jayden Holden, her biggest fan. Jayden comes from a long line of witches, and he's in awe of Morgan--and maybe a little in love. But that's something she can't think about, not with the lives of everyone she loves and every mortal on earth on her weary shoulders. And just when she thinks she stands a fighting chance, she's attacked by Conner's disciples. Barely escaping them, she must rely on Jayden to help her cloak herself and her sisters now that she's weakened. Accepting his boost will mean losing her immortality, but she has no other choice. Their only hope is to fight together and retrieve the stone that will end Conner's reign of terror once and for all.
Nietta was born with blood lust, a fate sealed the moment her desperate mother chose to turn. Surviving her vampire mother’s decision, Nietta was born a dhampir, her humanity clinging by a thread, her soul flickering in a liminal space. All her life, Nietta has been torn between worlds. Then she met Hunter. He ignited in her a yearning for something more, a desire to rewind time and embrace humanity alongside him. Yet, when the opportunity arose to change her fate, Nietta was conflicted. The cost was immense—her own mother’s life. Her only hope lay in finding and destroying the sire who plunged them both into this cursed existence. But now, Hunter demanded a choice. Nietta’s future hung precariously as she grappled with her decision, torn between her destiny and the whispers of her broken heart. If you enjoy getting caught in a web of supernatural intrigue and forbidden romance, reminiscent of the internal struggles and dark allure found in Halfway to the Grave or the Underworld series, then get ready to unearth the secrets of a dhampir’s heart. Grab your copy today and join Nietta in her quest for identity, love, and redemption!
The authors embark on an interview journey across the U.S. They talked with more than 500 women and girls, ages four through ninety-two who ranged from office workers to drag-kings, stay at home moms to attorneys.
Black Hands, White House documents and appraises the role enslaved women and men played in building the US, both its physical and its fiscal infrastructure. The book highlights the material commodities produced by enslaved communities during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. These commodities--namely tobacco, rice, sugar, and cotton, among others--enriched European and US economies; contributed to the material and monetary wealth of the nation's founding fathers, other early European immigrants, and their descendants; and bolstered the wealth of present-day companies founded during the American slave era. Critical to this study are also examples of enslaved laborers' role in building Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon. Subsequently, their labor also constructed the nation's capital city, Federal City (later renamed Washington, DC), its seats of governance--the White House and US Capitol--and other federal sites and memorials. Given the enslaved community's contribution to the US, this work questions the absence of memorials on the National Mall that honor enslaved, Black-bodied people. Harrison argues that such monuments are necessary to redress the nation's historical disregard of Black people and America's role in their forced migration, violent subjugation, and free labor. The erection of monuments commissioned by the US government would publicly demonstrate the government's admission of the US's historical role in slavery and human-harm, and acknowledgment of the karmic debt owed to these first Black-bodied builders of America. Black Hands, White House appeals to those interested in exploring how nation-building and selective memory, American patriotism and hypocrisy, racial superiority and mythmaking are embedded in US origins and monuments, as well as in other memorials throughout the transatlantic European world. Such a study is necessary, as it adds significantly to the burgeoning and in-depth conversation on racial disparity, race relations, history-making, reparations, and monument erection and removal.
I have a bad habit of falling for unavailable men. But I’ve bested my own record this time. Ewan isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks…he’s from the wrong side of the living. But I just know he’s the one… My tarot told me so. And it has never, ever been wrong. Not once. But even I have my doubts about the amount of long distance this relationship would take. Not to mention how you get physical with someone who… isn’t. And that’s not the biggest problem we have. He’s not even sure who he is beyond his first name and that something bad is going to happen to me soon. It’s how he got in my shop, drawn there with the message for me when a client’s séance got hijacked and he followed another spirit we can’t find. Now life, love, and the hereafter are on the line, and if we even survive this, the question still remains: Can there be a happily ever after when you fall for a ghost?
Updated throughout with the latest research, Kielhofner’s Model of Human Occupation, 6th Edition, is the definitive resource on the theory and application of the most widely used model in occupational therapy today. A client-centered approach explores what motivates each individual, how they select occupations and establish everyday routines, and how environment influences occupational behavior. This revised 6th Edition reflects the current framework and incorporates the most up-to-date MOHO theory, research, and application practices to give users complete preparation for today’s client care challenges.
Written in a conversational and engaging style, this updated and expanded Third Edition of Thriving! helps future counselors and therapists to succeed in their training and professional development throughout their graduate careers. This informative and inspirational book includes an overview of the literature, personal accounts from students, practical tips/activities, and the latest coverage of such topics as advances in neuroscience research, crisis intervention, and more!
Until recent years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation enjoyed an exalted reputation as America's premier crime-fighting organization. However, it is now common knowledge that the FBI and its long-time director, J. Edgar Hoover, were responsible for the creation of a massive internal security apparatus that undermined the very principles of freedom and democracy they were sworn to protect. While no one was above suspicion, Hoover appears to have held a special disdain for sociologists and placed many of the profession's most prominent figures under surveillance. In Stalking Sociologists, Mike Forrest Keen offers a detailed account of the FBI's investigations within the context of an overview of the history of American sociology.This ground-breaking analysis history uses documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Keen argues that Hoover and the FBI marginalized sociologists such as W. E. B. Du Bois and C. Wright Mills, tried to suppress the development of a Marxist tradition in American sociology, and likely pushed the mainstream of the discipline away from a critique of American society and towards a more quantitative and scientific direction. He documents thousands of man-hours and millions of dollars dedicated to this project. Faculty members of various departments of sociology were recruited to inform on the activities of their colleagues and the American Sociological Association was a target of FBI surveillance. Keen turns sociology back upon the FBI, using the writings and ideas of the very sociologists Hoover investigated to examine and explain the excesses of the Bureau and its boss. The result is a significant contribution to the collective memory of American society as well as the accurate history of the sociological discipline."This ground-breaking book documents in meticulous detail decades of harassment and surveillance of major American sociologists by the FBI. The misuse of power...will outrage all Americans a
Finding out lies on top of lies about her family, Bridgett Jameson just wants to flee town and everyone she knows. But a stranger, Adam Steele, who seems to have family issues of his own, befriends her, and there seems to be a chance at happiness after all.
Years ago, the pull of the full moon and a powerful curiosity drew Finora into a human fisherman's bed-a man who stole her selkie skin and took its location to his grave. For seven years, trapped on land, she has searched fruitlessly. Hope fades with every passing year. Tasked with finding and returning dragons to his mountain homeland in the east, Trystan follows a slim lead westward across an unfamiliar sea. When pirates attack his ship, leaving him with injuries too severe for his werewolf to heal, he comes face to face with the most unexpected of rescuers-Finora, her two, half-human children, and the biggest damned dog he's ever seen. Tristan and Finora's attraction is instant, undeniable, and hopeless. Finora is pulled to the sea, Tristan is tied to the land. But Finora can help him complete his mission, and share one night of searing, heartbreaking passion. And memories only the deepest of betrayals could shatter...
After solar flares have burned away the framework of society, how long can humanity last? In a post-apocalyptic world on fire, a patchwork settlement in Vermont is the last oasis outside of hell. Eleven writers explore this ragged setting and the wild, unforgettable cast of characters who reside within its borders, weaving tales of adventure, survival, deceit, and intrigue that combine genres and styles to create a thrilling shared universe. Welcome to Barning, Vermont, where there are only two rules: fear the sun and trust no one.
A magical klutz, an ancient evil, one night to save the world… Sawyer Key is considered a lost cause to everyone but the powerful great aunt who left her house and her treasure of arcane artifacts to the one person who can’t use them. Even her own mother doesn’t think Sawyer can possibly be capable of running Key House, the seat of the great power and fortune that was long ago built on hallowed ground and intersecting ley lines. Taking care of something that valuable involves magical skill Sawyer just doesn’t quite have down pat...yet. She still has hope, but it’s fading fast. She’s botched spell after spell, rite after rite, and potion after potion until she’s sure her aunt was as wrong as everyone says...and that she doesn’t even deserve the wild magic she does have. But when all the town’s witches and wizards lose their magic on the eve of Samhain, the only magic left is her accident-prone, lawless, uncontrolled power. And her strange stray cat’s. But will it be enough to take on an ancient evil and save the town’s magic, or will she fail to live up to the legacy her aunt died to protect?
Jensen is in trouble. Graves are being robbed, and it looks like it’s for the Gravetide ritual, a spell so powerful that if invoked correctly, will give the caster absolute power over the five elements of magick. She is from a long line of Gate Guardians and the last time the Gravetide ritual spell was cast, her ancestor died to prevent the spell from manifesting. Unfortunately, the secret to the counter spell died with him. The worst part is, it looks like an Arch Demon is casting this. She has six days, six hours, and six minutes to find the castor or the world of magick and men will cease to be the same. Forever.
The only good Djinn is a dead Djinn-- unless he can bring the love of your life back from the grave. After losing her boyfriend Matt Kinner, who sacrificed himself to save her life, Gemma is determined to bring him back. She will try anything to save him, even resorting to the likes of a Djinn. But as with any dealings with Djinn, there’s a loophole. There’s nothing Gemma can do to stop the Djinn from killing and feeding on others because the death of the Djinn means Matt will also die. And there’s no bringing him back from that. Now Gemma’s caught in the world’s worst Catch-22. But she’s damned if she’s not going to fight til the end. Can Gemma outsmart the Djinn and save everyone, including Matt, or will she be forced to choose between love and duty once more?
Wasteland guide Meloni Harris wants two things. To find her missing brother and to get her new client, a sexy doctor, to his next outpost in one piece. But the doctor didn't disclose all of his motives for hiring Meloni. He's fleeing someone, and now they're hot on Meloni's trail too. And without her brother having her back, she’ll have to face a gang of mercenaries alone—not to mention the threat of letting her guard down to the hot doc . . .
Seeing monsters is one thing, but what happens when you think you’re becoming one? Rayven Mitchell lost her mind...and found Brenna Thorne’s. Locked up in the Psych ward after she stabbed a teacher and lost her parents in a car accident, Rayven is at her lowest. She has no family to speak of, she can’t trust her own mind, and after five years keeping the visions and voices at bay, it all comes flooding back just as she’s about to be released for a second chance. Memories that are not her own have Dr. Hewitt ordering her heavily sedated and reevaluated. Her life is as miserable as ever, no, make that worse, because now she’s been kidnapped by the new intern Caleb Woods who swears the good doctor was going to have her killed and that she’s a reincarnated witch with a sister who needs her to remember her past life and harness her powers before it’s too late. But Rayven doesn’t know who or what she can trust, not even herself, and one misstep after another lands her right in the clutches of Zagirath’s evil disciple, fighting desperately for her sanity and both her lives...
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